Copyright (c) 2010 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers Recent documents in AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers en-us Thu, 13 May 2010 09:39:20 PDT 3600 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/68 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/68 Tue, 11 May 2010 09:14:51 PDT This paper adds to, and fills a gap in, the recent literature on the citation of Wikipedia in legal writing by revealing the results of a citation analysis of law review citations, and by discussing and responding to recent related works by other commentators. Daniel J. Baker Winning Papers, New Members Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/67 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/67 Tue, 11 May 2010 09:11:13 PDT This article identifies various tenure tracks and performance standards currently used in awarding law librarians tenure. It recommends that leaders within the profession encourage law libraries to employ more uniform and consistently rigorous standards for assessing performance for tenure, and to develop more robust programs for supporting librarian scholarship. Carol A. Parker Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/66 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/66 Tue, 11 May 2010 09:09:20 PDT Web 2.0 continues to be a popular topic within the library community. This article reports the results of a study conducted of a sample group of academic law libraries regarding their use of common Web 2.0 applications and discusses the potential utility of these tools in this library setting. Deborah E. Shrager Winning Papers, Student Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/65 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/65 Tue, 11 May 2010 09:05:41 PDT Prevailing citation practice in law journals is to use uniform resource locators (URLs) when citing electronic sources. Digital object identifiers (DOI) provide a more reliable and robust mechanism for citing digital, scholarly articles. This study examines to what extent DOI names exist but are not used in law journal citations. Citations to scholarly articles from twenty-five randomly-selected articles appearing in the 2007-2008 volumes of four major law journals (Harvard Law Review, Columbia Law Review, Yale Law Journal, and University of Pennsylvania Law Review) were checked for existing DOI names using CrossRef's Simple Text Query form. This resulted in 394 citations that could have had DOI names, but did not. This number suggests that law journal editors and librarians should consider adding DOI names to citations. For journals that publish exclusively online or are interdisciplinary, assigning DOI names to their own articles may be a prudent measure to better ensure long-term digital access and citation by scholars in other fields. Benjamin J. Keele Winning Papers, Student Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/64 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/64 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:32:33 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1987 Open Division competition. This article surveys some of the potential linguistic applications of these extraordinary resources [WESTLAW and LEXIS]. In particular, I suggest ways in which the legal databases can facilitate the compilation of new law dictionaries which correct the glaring deficiencies of existing legal word-books, and ways in which the databases can be used to improve upon the historical record of legal language contained in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Fred R. Shapiro Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/63 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/63 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:24:16 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1987 Open Division competition. The early course of American jurisprudence was charted by little-remembered figures whose influence on their own time was great. Mr. Chiorazzi recounts the accomplishments of Francois-Xavier Martin, a lawyer, publisher, and jurist in North Carolina, who went on to achieve prominence in Louisiana. A bibliography of works about and published by Martin is appended. Michael Chiorazzi Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/62 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/62 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:20:49 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1987 Open Division competition. Based on published biographical information, Mr. Slinger provides a profile of current academic law library directors, highlighting their educational attainments, work experiences, academic ranks, and publications. Comparative data by gender are presented. Michael J. Slinger Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/61 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/61 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:11:45 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1986 Open Division competition. Volume count is a common method for measuring and comparing library collections. Yet both the accuracy of volume counts and their validity for comparative purposes are questioned regularly. Mr. Flores reports the results of a survey of law school deans and law library directors designed to elicit their perceptions and attitudes about the use of volume count in law library statistics. Arturo Flores Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/60 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/60 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:57:39 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1986 Open Division competition. Much U.S. Government information is withheld from public scrutiny under classification procedures established by executive order. Mr. Mitchel traces the development of federal policy in this area into the Reagan presidency. Steven E. Mitchel Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/59 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/59 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:48:53 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1985 Open Division competition. I present in this study a list of the most-cited law review articles of the last forty years. Such a project falls somewhere between historiography and parlor game, and I will not claim any more significance for it than is warranted. It is my hope, however, that by listing these articles I will draw attention to writings that, by virtue of their objectively measured impact, deserve to be called classics of legal scholarship. Fred R. Shapiro Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/58 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/58 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:45:01 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1985 New Members Division competition. Mr. Torres reviews the major social responsibility movements within the public library and law library communities from the early 1900s to the 1970s, with special emphasis on the development of the law library movement in the early 1970s. Arturo L. Torres Winning Papers, New Members Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/57 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/57 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:41:28 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1985 New Members Division competition. Full-text computer-assisted research systems have become standard tools for searching large quantities of legal documents. Yet there remain questions as to the relative effectiveness of full-text searching. Mr. Dabney reviews recent research into these questions and discusses the implications of the results for computer-assisted legal research systems. He concludes that the performance of currently available systems could be improved. Daniel P. Dabney Winning Papers, New Members Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/56 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/56 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:21:38 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1988 Open Division competition. Ms. Drewes recommends ways to protect computers and include them in library disaster/contingency planning. She also discusses routine backup, protection of software and hardware, insurance/manufacturer agreements, and disaster plan updating. Jeanne Drewes Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/55 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/55 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:51:49 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1988 Open Division competition. Traditionally, attorneys have acquired practice skills through law firm mentors rather than in law school courses. The disintegrating mentor system is now being replaced by formal in-house training. While this method may be preferable for some skills, legal research training is more effective at the point-of-need. Since reference service occurs at the point-of-need, that library function is the logical conduit for an informal training program based on research protocols. Ellen M. Callinan Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/54 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/54 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:47:31 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1990 Open Division competition. This is a selected bibliography of books and articles on international commercial arbitration which are part of the library collection of Baker & McKenzie, New York. This is not a comprehensive listing of all materials available on the subject. Emphasis is on the materials which are used in our practice. Therefore, certain topics, such as maritime arbitration are not covered. Annotations are included for those books which are particularly useful to the practitioner. This represents a personal and subjective selection of material available in June 1989. Janet S. Zagorin Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/53 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/53 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:41:46 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1990 Open Division competition. Advances in information technology and changing patterns of faculty research interest have created windows of opportunity for academic law library staffs to integrate their services and activities more fully into the law school community. Professor Slinger discusses how to take advantage of these opportunities, with examples from a successful program at the Notre Dame Law School Library. Michael J. Slinger Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/52 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/52 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:37:27 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1990 Open Division competition. Mr. Duggan analyzes the results of a survey he conducted of past AALL scholarship recipients and proposes changes in the way the scholarship program is administered. Survey results are appended. James E. Duggan Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/51 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/51 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:32:50 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1988 Open Division competition. In recent years, many states have passed laws protecting the confidentiality of library records. Mr. Kennedy discusses the development of this movement and its relationship to court decisions on the right to privacy. Bruce M. Kennedy Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/50 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/50 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:22:09 PST Brief summary of winning paper in 1992 Open Division competition. A bibliometric approach was used to measure the relative impact of seven Texas law reviews on the federal and Texas state judiciary. The following questions were also posed: (1) Was there an increase or decrease in judicial citations to the reviews from 1970 to 1989? (2) Were the reviews cited more or less frequently by the Texas courts than by the federal courts? (3) Were the citation counts affected by the quantity of material published from 1970 to 1989? (4) Was there any relationship between the age of the reviews and the judicial citation frequency? Laura K. Justiss Winning Papers, Open Division http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/49 http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/49 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:02:53 PST Revised version of winning paper in 1992 Open Division competition. Since publication of the earliest known law review symposium in 1889, tens of thousands of symposia, colloquies, and special issues have been published. During th period 1980 to 1990 alone, almost 14,000 symposium articles were listed in Legal Resource Index on the LEXIS database. Few issues of the weekly Current Index to Legal Periodicals do not contain a listing for at least one symposium. Indeed, there has been approximately a two-fold increase in the number of symposium-type issues in the last decade alone. What accounts for this increase? Does it reflect some deeper shift in the way we think and write about the law? And does it have implications for the future of legal publishing? This article examines the proliferation of the symposium issue and what that proliferation indicates about the state of legal scholarship. Jean Stefancic Winning Papers, Open Division